Mailinglist Archive: opensuse-project (229 mails)

[Peter Linnell <mrdocs@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 11/8/10 6:18 PM, Juergen Weigert wrote:
> On Nov 08, 10 17:11:49 +0100, Martin Schlander wrote:
> > > > > Andreas Jaeger<aj@xxxxxxxxxx>  wrote:
> > > > > > create and distribute the world's most usable Linux
> > > > > Yes!
> > > > +1.

+1

While it might not be the most inclusive of everything we value in the 
distro. Its a perfect short phrase to add bullet points below.

I've not commented on much of this, but have been following the 
discussion carefully...
> > > I like it! Quite ambitious!
> >
> > That is exactly what was on the openSUSE wiki frontpage for years.
> >
> > It was bad then, and it's even worse now, because "usable" is either just an
> > empty phrase that can mean whatever anyone wants it to mean, or it means "Aunt
> > Tillie distro" - which we have spent months establishing is a bad fit for
> > openSUSE and doesn't reflect reality.
>
> You are correct in that we need a sound definition, of what we understand
> by usable. (That definition is not part of the mission statement, but
> should be prepared too).
> I understand 'more usable' in terms of making it more efficient in a general
> sense. Not in the sense of simplification that would hinder complex work.
>
> I disagree with the conclusion that we should not strive for a usable
> system.  To me, aunt Tillie's name conveys the idea of a disrespected end
> user. I wouldn't want to discriminate against any user group in the mission
> statement.

Agreed there as well. My non-geek wife is perfectly at ease with any of 
my desktops or laptops running openSUSE :) Even better she likes them 
better than my macbook :-)

>          cheers,
>                  JW-

Cheers,

Peter
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